When I Got Reincarnated in the Multiverse, I Transformed into Fu Hua at the Start

Grade: S.

Sure enough, hunters with strong personalities are usually quite powerful... wait a minute?

"S... S-Class?"

The staff member's eyes widened.

"S-Class? That little girl?"

"She looks like a college student? Is she already S-Class at such a young age?"

"Whether someone is S-Class or not has nothing to do with age, and Che Huiyi was already S-Class in college, she even went into the dungeon."

"She looks even younger than the Dancer (Che Huiyi) was back then..."

"Our country has its ninth S-Class hunter!?"

"Isn't it the tenth?"

"There are nine. One of them, Hwang Dong-soo, went to the U.S. to become a hunter. The Country H does not recognize dual citizenship, and the same goes for hunter's licenses."

Ignoring the surrounding noises, Castorice continued to ask, "Can I go in now? My friend is inside, and she might be in danger."

"Well..."

Upon hearing this, the staff exchanged glances, completely confirming that this was a novice hunter. They then explained, "Well, an S-Class hunter is certainly possible, but with the Red Portal, you can't get out without killing the boss inside. Similarly, people outside can't get in either."

"..."

Although she had already underestimated the world's understanding of Magic Resistance as much as possible, Castorice did not expect it to be this low.

It's just a slightly encrypted portal. In the previous world, any True Magic Magical Girl or True Magic who could teleport would encrypt the portal. Isn't that basic stuff? And cracking the portal's encryption was just as easy for mages and Magical Girl.

"If there are no problems, I'll go in first."

Although Castorice would still go in to take a look even if it was non-compliant, she had even fewer concerns now that it was compliant.

After leaving behind a single sentence, Castorice walked into the Red Portal known as the barrier that blocked out everything from the outside world, leaving everyone speechless.

Chapter Nine: Han Songyi's Adoration.

This is an underground cave with a somewhat hot climate.

A roar echoed through the cave.

The clanging of metal, the thud of heavy objects hitting the ground, the splashing of blood, the explosion of True Magic —all sorts of sounds combined to create a heart-pounding symphony, constantly stimulating the taut strings in Han Songyi's heart.

On an open ground not far away, eight hunters dressed in different outfits either wandered among the monsters or kept a low profile at the edge, providing support to the front at crucial moments. Despite being a temporary team, they showed a certain level of teamwork.

However, even though they were all seasoned hunters, they still felt powerless due to the difference in level and the number of monsters.

Han Songyi never expected that the first unfamiliar team she encountered who was willing to accept her would present such a near-desperate scene on her first visit to the dungeon.

With one A-Class, two B-rank, four C-Class, and one D-Class, including warriors, tanks, mages, and healers, this lineup should have been able to easily handle a D-Class dungeon. In fact, the group didn't even care much about the income from entering the dungeon this time. They were willing to bring along Han Songyi, an E-Class member, to give her a tutorial match and share some Magic Crystals with her.

However, the current situation can be described as a slow death.

A steady stream of orcish troops poured into the open space from caves all around. Tank had been damaged more than once. And it wasn't just Tank; everyone except the mage and healer had been injured to varying degrees. If it weren't for the B-rank healers constantly restoring their health, they would probably have died from this onslaught long ago.

Orcs aren't particularly powerful monsters, but their numbers make a difference. Moreover, there's clearly an orc leader here. If the orcs can be dealt with using only C-Class monsters, then the leader would require at least three A-Class monsters to handle.

But in the current situation, the entire army could be taken down simply by the constant stream of soldiers, without even the leader needing to come in person.

"Damn it... Even if it's Red Portal, it shouldn't be able to change a D-Class dungeon into A-Class, right?"

The therapist was breathing heavily, his face ashen.

B-rank healer is already considered a valuable member of any guild. Under normal circumstances, they can heal during combat, and the number of heals and their effectiveness far exceed those of C-Class healers. They are sought after by any guild, and often one B-rank healer is enough to meet the real-time healing needs of the entire team.

But... that's under normal circumstances. If both sides are evenly matched, the healer doesn't need to provide high-intensity treatment; they might only need to treat the tank.

Now it's completely different. Not only does she have to bear the treatment pressure for the entire team's front line, but she also doesn't have a moment to rest.

In this situation, let alone B-rank healer, even A-Class healer wouldn't be able to recover.

Han Songyi hid in the corner behind the crowd, watching helplessly as the hunters in front of her were on the verge of collapse. She wanted to help, but found herself powerless to do anything.

She couldn't help but pick up her phone again to take a look, and it still displayed the message "User not in service area".

The text message won't go through... I can't contact anyone outside... How could this happen? Is the dungeon such a terrifying place? I shouldn't have come... No, I should have waited for Sister Castorice to come together... If I had checked my phone before coming in, if I had made everyone wait for Sister Castorice...

"Ah!"

"Puff!"

"Cough!"

The series of screams jolted Han Songyi out of her daze.

The healers had run out of magic and were no longer able to restore their health. Even though the front-line fighters were individually stronger than their opponents, they were suffering more wounds due to their overwhelming numerical disadvantage. As the wounds multiplied, the pain and blood loss distorted their movements and made their thinking increasingly rigid.

In this situation, it didn't take long for the hunters to be defeated.

The orc looked at the hunters lying on the ground, but did not immediately kill them. Instead, he muttered in a language that was difficult for humans to understand, as if they were discussing something.

Han Songyi's body was almost stiff, and even her breathing became soft, for fear that her location would be discovered by the orcs.

However, the orcs turned their heads at that moment, pointing them in her direction, their mocking expressions almost causing her heart to stop.

Seeing the orcs walking towards him step by step, Han Songyi didn't even have time to think before turning around and running away into the distance.

Can...

'Your body... can't move?'

The cannon fodder characters I used to criticize and despise in the comics gradually overlapped with my current self.

'Won't you run away if you encounter danger?'

Looking back now, she realizes how incredibly ignorant she was to have said such things. It wasn't until fear rendered her incapable of moving that she understood why the characters in the comics were so easily manipulated.

The approaching green hand gradually engulfed her vision, and the suffocating pressure made Han Songyi close her eyes.

However, what awaited her was not pain, but a voice that was both familiar and strange... the sound of a weapon cutting through flesh that she had just heard...

Han Songyi subconsciously opened her eyes.

The figure that had been standing in front of the orcs had been replaced by another figure—a person wearing a white backless dress and holding a giant scythe as tall as a person.

The skirt, resembling tattered butterfly wings and adorned with numerous petals, looks dreamy yet remains as unapproachable as a butterfly.

These were unfamiliar clothes to Han Songyi, but the long, white-purple hair and the back view that she had carefully observed many times made Han Songyi immediately realize the other person's identity, and the light in her eyes shone again.

"Sister Castorice!?"

The girl didn't even think about how the other person had entered through the Red Portal; at this moment, all she felt was the joy of surviving a disaster and a sense of security.

Castorice is an S-Class hunter! If it were Castorice, solving this dungeon would be a piece of cake!

The leisurely beastmen not far away also noticed the commotion. Upon seeing Castorice and the beastmen whose feet were gradually turning into purple light spots, they immediately roared. But to Castorice, the roar was more like fear and warning than anger.

Castorice has no extra compassion for these non-human beings; she can only show compassion when they become a member of her kingdom.

Her eyes grew increasingly cold Castorice approached the beastmen, a scythe in one hand.

However, she had only taken one step when the beastmen growled and scattered into the various passages of the cave, their movements so swift that Han Songyi and Castorice were both stunned.

"This..."

Monsters can be afraid?

Han Songyi didn't understand, but was greatly shocked, and then looked at Castorice's back with admiration.

"They are all seriously injured... they need to be treated as soon as possible."

Castorice ignored the girl's gaze behind her and instead frowned as she looked at the hunters lying not far away.

Before becoming Senatus, Castorice would have been quite helpless and could only ask the original body for some healing potions. However, this Character Card happens to be Castorice has taken over Senatus's powers.

Treatment wasn't her forte, but she knew a little bit about it.

In fact, it might be more effective to kill someone, send them to the Underworld, and then bring them back out than to treat them.

However, this approach is still somewhat shocking.

Chapter 10 is the main DPS character's ultimate Patriot! We're saved!

Healing others is far more difficult than causing death, not only because it is more challenging to perform, but also because it consumes significantly more energy.

Fortunately, this kind of consumption was not a problem for Castorice. Even when healing the eight people present at the same time, it only took two or three seconds.

"This... is it really true that someone has come to help?"

The A-Class tank, whose consciousness had already become blurred, stared in disbelief at his hands and the purple-clad girl standing not far from the group. Red Portal were extremely rare, but this wasn't the first time he had encountered one. After all, as an A-Class hunter, he was already the top-tier force outside of the guild's S-Class. There were only eight S-Class in total in Country H, and apart from the Hantes Guild, each other guild only had one S-Class.

In other words, he is a powerful figure second only to the emperor wherever he goes.

Therefore, although this was not the first time he had encountered Red Portal, he had always had A-Class teammates of similar level to him when he encountered Red Portal before, and occasionally even an S-Class Chairman with him. With such a high level of support, the Red Portal was not dangerous for him.

This time... I almost capsized in a ditch and lost my life here.

"Thank you for your help, miss."

With his short, spiky hair and shattered armor, only his sword and shield remained intact, he stood up. "I am Sun Qijun. Thank you very much for saving us."

"I thought it was a hallucination..."

The B-rank assassin hunter still looked somewhat dazed, as if he hadn't quite come to his senses.

"Thank you for your help, but I remember the portal should be Red Portal..."

The therapist was only hit a few times, which rendered him immobile. His injuries were the least severe of all the patients, so he remained conscious throughout the ordeal.

"Are you a healing hunter? With your help, our chances of winning will be much greater."

Sun Qijun did not respond to the therapist's words.

He was naturally curious about how the other person got in, but now was not the time to talk about that.

Moreover, the sudden departure of those orcs is also puzzling.

"I... am better at fighting than healing."

Castorice didn't know how to explain to these people the reason she came in. One reason was that she wasn't good at reasoning with people, and the other reason was that she really didn't know how to explain 1+1=2, so she could only skip this topic.

"Sister Castorice is an S-Class hunter!"

Han Songyi, who was following behind Castorice, was afraid that everyone was unaware of Castorice's prowess, so he immediately jumped out and spoke to everyone.

The pride on her face made it seem as if the S-Class she was talking about was herself.

"S... S-Class? The tenth S-Class?"

Sun Qijun and the others immediately showed surprise.

"The rating was only completed today. I was on my way to meet up with Sister Castorice, but the portal prevented us from meeting right away."

Han Songyi boasted.

This feeling is like a child bragging about knowing a powerful figure in society, which Castorice finds somewhat endearing.

"Is he someone Song Yi knows?"

The therapist's surprised gaze swept between the two of them.

She realized that the most urgent matter was not to ask Castorice why she had come in, so she didn't bring it up again.

"We are friends."

Castorice, with a warm smile on her face, answered the question for Han Songyi.

Hearing her admit it herself, Han Songyi's eyes were practically overflowing with stars.

"Gentlemen, we should deal with this underground city as soon as possible. I will lead the way, and you just need to do your best to protect yourselves."

Castorice smiled at Han Songyi, then addressed the crowd.

"Sure... but is this Miss Castorice's first time entering a dungeon?"

As a member of the Hantes Guild, Sun Qijun is very familiar with the combat power of S-Class. As the Chairman Choi Jung-in is unlikely to be able to handle such A-Class dungeon on his own. However, S-Class hunters like Che Huiyi and Baek Ryul-ho are barely capable of clearing A-Class dungeon by themselves.

This is not to say that Choi Jung-in is worse than the two. Although Che Huiyi has indeed been recognized as the strongest S-Class hunter in terms of overall ability after only two years as a hunter, in reality, if it were a life-or-death battle, Baek Ryul-ho might not lose to her. It's just that Baek Ryul-ho's beast form would cause him to lose his mind, and in most cases, he would not be able to go all out.

The reason why Choi Jung-in cannot solo is not because he lacks strength, but because he is too unsuitable. He is not a warrior or tank whose core strength lies in direct combat, but a mage who needs teammates to protect him in front.